"With humans, it's all about charisma; the ones with it can worm their way into a position where they get the most money, and then, after that, people put all sorts of barriers down for the richest man around," Corey said. "It's slightly disturbing."

"I have found that, now that it's spring, the nearby park is growing some truly wonderful herbs; if I boiled them in water to make a sort of... drink, would you drink it if it helped the healing process in your leg?" Rika asked.